Sachem

Sachem and sagamores are terms for North American Indian chiefs. It is particularly used in Algonquian-speaking tribes of the Northeastern Woodlands. The sachem was the highest level of chiefs. The sagamore was a lower-ranking chief. Examples of sachems include Massasoit, Metacom, Uncas and Daniel Nimham. Little Turtle is an example of a sagamore. 

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FamilyLanguageWordNotesEastern AlgonquianProto-Eastern Algonquian*sākimāwtheoretical reconstructionNarragansettsâchimanglicized as sachemGoddard, Ives (1978). "Eastern Algonquian languages", in "Northeast", ed. Bruce G. Trigger. Vol. 15 of Handbook of North American Indians, ed. William C. Sturtevant. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, pg. 75Lenapesakimaderived from earlier form sakimawEastern Abnakisakəmaanglicized as sagamoreMi'kmaqsaqamawNinigretMalecite-PassamaquoddysakomFrancis, David A., Sr. et al. Maliseet - Passamaquoddy Dictionary. Mi'kmaq - Maliseet InstituteWestern AbnakisôgmôWangunksequinCentral AlgonquianProto-Central Algonquian*hākimāwtheoretical reconstructionAnishinaabeogimaaNichols, John, and Earl Nyholm. (1995). A Concise Dictionary of Minnesota Ojibwe. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota PressAlgonquinogimàMcgregor, Ernest. (1994). Algonquin Lexicon. Maniwaki, QC: Kitigan Zibi Education Council.OttawagimaaRhodes, Richard A. (1985). Eastern Ojibwa-Chippewa-Ottawa Dictionary. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.Potawatomiwgemaanglicised as OgemaEastern Swampy CreeokimâwMacKenzie, Marguerite (editor). (c2007). Wasaho Ininîwimowin Dictionary (Fort Severn Cree). Kwayaciiwin Education Resource Centre.Northern East CreeuchimaaBobbish-Salt, Luci et al. (2004–06). Northern EastCree Dictionary. Cree School Board.Southern East CreeuchimaaNeeposh, Ella et al. (2004–07). Southern EastCree Dictionary. Cree School Board.NaskapiiiyuuchimaawMacKenzie, Marguerite and Bill Jancewicz. (1994). Naskapi lexicon . Kawawachikamach, Quebec: Naskapi Development Corp.

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